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The Stephen A. Smith industrial complex continues to grow.
UCLA-Stanford delivered ESPN's smallest "Power 5" audience in at least seven years.
A record-low last year helped Thursday Night Football to a massive increase this year.
A rainout in the ALCS is bumping Ohio State-Northwestern to Big Ten Network.
Alabama-Texas A&M scored a double-digit increase on CBS.
A top-ten matchup of SEC rivals delivered for ESPN.
The NFL on FOX posted a rare ratings decline.
A nailbiter involving the Packers delivered ESPN's top Week 6 NFL audience in four years.
The WNBA Finals averaged its smallest audience in six years.
Thursday Night Football scored its largest Week 6 audience.
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